The Beacon of Kyushu

chapter 39

A few days later, dusk.

Murong Yunyao traveled for more than a month, and finally arrived at Tong Ling Gorge at dusk.In front of the gorge is a vast forest, with towering ancient trees, the tall ones seem to reach into the sky, the short ones are just above her feet, and there are many thick and long vines entangled in it, making every step very difficult.

The trees have not been pruned in the slightest, and it is obvious that there are few people here. "Could it be that the cult members really gather here?" Murong Yunyao even suspected that she had heard the wrong location.

She walked through the gaps in the trees, looking for clues of the cult members.Soon, the sky was completely dimmed, and the forest was completely silent, except for the rustling of the mountain wind passing through the treetops, and occasionally a few birdsong, there was no other sound.Fear often comes from the unknown, and no one knows whether there is danger lurking in the dark forest. Facing the scene in front of her, Murong Yunyao felt unprecedented eerie and fear, and even shuddered.

Murong Yunyao has always been very courageous, but in such a primitive jungle where she can't see her fingers, how can she not be afraid?Holding a long sword in her hand to explore the road, she was extremely cautious with every step, for fear that if she stepped on the wrong foot, she would startle the evil spirits in the forest, or step on poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts, which would destroy herself forever.

Suddenly, there was a soft "rustle" sound in the forest in front of her, and Murong Yunyao stopped in vigilance. The instinct of a martial artist made her feel that there was a strong killing intent coming along with the sound. .This kind of killing intent will never come from a beast, but from a person, a person with extremely high martial arts.Murong Yunyao couldn't help frowning slightly, and the long sword came out suddenly.

She was about to raise her sword to meet them, but suddenly heard several muffled "dong dong" sounds coming from the front, which seemed to be the sound of several people being injured and fell to the ground at the same time.After the muffled sound, the awe-inspiring killing intent that had just come to him disappeared in an instant, and the forest became completely silent again.

Murong Yunyao was stunned, and said to herself, "What's the matter? There are masters lurking in the forest, and the killing intent was obviously aimed at me, but why did it dissipate in an instant? Even if they left, what they sent out should be It's the sound of footsteps, not the sound of falling!"

She couldn't bear her curiosity, and her steps became a little faster than before, and she rushed to the source of the sound in a few steps.At this time, the moonlight slanted into the forest, passed through the dense branches, and poured dimly on the ground.

Murong Yunyao saw five or six people lying on the ground through the blurry moonlight. They were all dressed in black, their thin cheeks were blocked by high collars, and their faces were covered by loose hair. It looks like a ghost in the middle of the night.But this is not the scariest thing, the scariest thing is that they are all dead, and they were strangled to death by their companions!

Looking at the incomparably shocking scene in front of her, a storm surged in her heart, and she couldn't say a word for a long time.No matter what, she couldn't figure out how such a master could die suddenly, let alone why they would kill each other.

Was their death due to internal strife in the sect?Or did they kill their companions by mistake because they were blind?Or is it a weird and bloody ritual?These thoughts kept appearing in Murong Yunyao's mind, but she denied them one by one immediately, and finally there was only a moment of bewilderment, a moment of confusion, and a moment of fear that made her heart tremble.

It took Murong Yunyao a long time to gradually calm down and continue walking forward.As she got closer to the canyon, she vaguely heard the sound of water falling from a waterfall in the canyon, and the whimpering sound of the mountain wind blowing through the canyon, but she never heard a human voice.

Suddenly, her calm mind became tense again, because she felt a monstrous murderous intent coming from above her head.She hurriedly raised her head and looked at the tall tree ahead, trying to find the master lurking in the tree among the branches and leaves.

After a while, the branch in front of him moved slightly, Murong Yunyao confirmed the opponent's position, and suddenly the long sword lay across his chest, ready to guard against the enemy's sudden attack at any time.

As soon as she got into her stance, she saw the branches above her head swaying slightly, and then the three men in black fell straight down from the tree. Their figures did not change in the air, and they fell heavily to the ground with their heads upside down.After they fell to the ground, their bodies remained motionless. They even hit their heads on the stone, and blood kept gushing out, but they didn't respond in the slightest.

Murong Yunyao took a few steps forward, looked at the three men in black, and was deeply shocked again.She saw that although these three people had all died, and they died at the same time, but the methods of death were different, it seemed that the ones who killed them were not of the same kind of martial arts, or even belonged to the same sect.

"It's so strange!" Murong Yunyao opened her mouth wide looking at these corpses, and thought, "Who killed them? Why did they kill them? Did he want to fight the injustice like this girl, or did this person have hatred against the cult? See Those people just now didn't kill each other to death, but were killed by some means used by this person!"

Murong Yunyao knew that these things were definitely not something she could figure out in a short while, the most important thing was to save people first!I had no choice but to temporarily suppress the doubts in my heart and continue to move forward.Not far ahead was Tongling Gorge. Fortunately, there were no obstacles on the road, and she arrived at a temple smoothly.

This temple is old but not old, and new but not too new. It was probably built during the founding period of the Song Dynasty.The whole body of the temple is painted with black paint, the bottom is square, the top is round, and the top of the temple is tall and pointed, which is very weird.The strangest thing is that the whole temple doesn't even have a single window, as if afraid of someone peeping, or afraid of something flowing out of the window.

Murong Yunyao looked at this weird temple, and pressed her hand on the long sword, holding it tightly, as if she was afraid that the temple would generate a suction force and suck her sword away.At first she hesitated in her steps, but remembering Anian's lovely and pitiful appearance, she put her mind to rest, and walked quickly to the gate of the temple without doing anything else.

After a while, Murong Yunyao arrived at the door.

The gate of this temple is also very strange, it is actually made of jet-black stone, so black that it seems to be able to absorb moonlight.There are also two identical and exquisite totems engraved on the two doors.

A monster is engraved on the top of the temple gate. It has long hair and looks very similar to a dog, but it has four bear claws.The most weird thing is that this monster has no eyes and ears, and it has bird-like wings on its back, which makes people feel very awkward.Under the monster is engraved an old man dressed in strange clothes, who seems to be praying devoutly to the monster.Standing beside the old man were three middle-aged men dressed in the same strange clothes. Their devotion to the old man was like that of the old man to monsters, and they were obviously inferior to the old man.Under the three people are nine people who are dressed the same as the one who offered the wine before, and they are the link between the preceding and the following in the whole painting.Below them are the envoys and envoys, and at the bottom are countless believers praying to the sky. The sky in their eyes is undoubtedly the old man and the monster in the painting.Their souls seem to be led by the old man, and their actions are full of piety and madness.

Murong Yunyao originally wanted to open the door and walk directly into the temple, but was attracted by this picture, and said softly to herself: "Finally figured out their nonsense! As the sacrificial wine said, the monster on top must be It is the holy master in their mouths. The old man is the leader, followed by the big sacrificial wine, the small sacrificial wine, the envoy, the envoy and the believers."

After looking at it for a while, she pointed at the old man in the painting with the tip of her sword, "This monster must be used by you to confuse those ignorant believers. It is you old bastard who really hurt people! I want to see if you are a human or a ghost! "She said as she pushed open the heavy door and walked in quickly.

There is no smell of incense in the temple, only a few burning candles, and the light of the fire makes the temple dim.Murong Yunyao held the long sword upside down, her steps were extremely light, she was afraid of arousing the ideas of the heretics and being attacked by them.

She took a quick look around.Seeing that although the temple is not too big, there is a huge stone altar standing in the middle, on which is enshrined a statue as tall as two people, which is surprisingly the monster on the door.Murong Yunyao has entered countless temples, and this is the first time she has seen such a weird temple.

She glanced at the statue with disdain, and said in her mouth: "This is clearly a cult! It's so strange that people believe in such a weird thing!" But her words were interrupted by the sound of footsteps from outside the temple. It broke, and the sound of footsteps was very light, too light to be made by a human being.

Murong Yunyao looked out vigilantly, and saw a middle-aged man in weird and gorgeous clothes, leading a large group of white-clothed escorts slowly approaching, apparently they had already set a trap, and she was only waiting for her to fall into the trap drill.

"You guys should pretend to be gods and tricks in front of this girl, and fight with me if you are capable!" Murong Yunyao said with the sword across her chest, and she was about to walk out of the temple.But the black-robed weirdo didn't seem to want her to leave the temple, so he led people into the temple first, blocking Murong Yunyao's way.

The strange man in black robe stared at Murong Yunyao through his messy hair, his eyes were very bright, and seemed to emit two strange rays of light.He just quietly stared at Murong Yunyao, his eyes seemed to see her soul through her body.

Murong Yunyao felt uncomfortable being watched by him, and there was a hint of anger on her face.She pointed at the strange man in black robe with her sword, and asked, "Who are you? Where are you imprisoning those deceived people?"

The black-robed monster's lips moved up and down, and he let out a strange moan, and his hands also made a few strange gestures.He seemed to be a mute, playing charades with Murong Yunyao.Although Murong Yunyao couldn't understand what he was saying, she could feel his anger and pride through his tone.

"The great sacrificial wine said, you are so bold that you dare to kill the believers of our Holy Cult. You will definitely die today without a burial!" A messenger standing beside the black-robed weirdo loudly interpreted the sign language of the black-robed weirdo. His voice was deep and hoarse, so cold that there was no emotion at all. If a dead person could speak, it must be his voice.

Murong Yunyao snorted coldly, and said: "Just because of you monsters, you want to kill this girl? It's just wishful thinking!" As she spoke, she stabbed straight at the black-robed strange man with a strong wind. It has reached the throat of the black-robed monster.

Seeing this sword, the black-robed weirdo had a sneer on the corner of his mouth, his hands didn't budge, and he reached the sword's edge towards Murong Yunyao.Murong Yunyao originally thought that this sword would definitely be able to pierce his right hand, but unexpectedly the sword was about an inch away from his right hand, but was suddenly blocked by an invisible force, and the last inch could not be pierced forward no matter what.

"You are a human or a ghost!" Murong Yunyao's pupils shrank suddenly, and she looked at the black-robed strange man in disbelief, the astonishment in her eyes was like seeing a ghost.She knew that the other party's inner strength was not comparable to her own, so she quickly withdrew the sword and changed her move, but was shocked to find that the long sword had been absorbed by the black robe monster's inner strength, and it was as difficult to withdraw the sword.

Seeing such martial arts, Murong Yunyao suddenly had a thought in her mind, which surprised her very much. She didn't know whether it was excitement or fear, her voice became a little trembling at this moment, "Hey, you practice Is the internal force of the Nine Nether Ghosts Realm's Ten Thousand Demons Covering the Sky Dafa?"

The black-robed weirdo nodded, then shook his head again, his gaze became vicious, and he quickly made several gestures with his left hand.The receptionist hurriedly translated: "Master Jijiu said that you are almost dead, so it's okay to tell you! He didn't practice the magic method of covering the sky with all demons. But the holy religion used to belong to the Nine Nether Ghost Realm, so the moves are inevitably different. place."

Murong Yunyao knew that she was no match for the black-robed weirdo, so she hurriedly said: "Since you are the subordinates of the Nine Nether Ghost Realm, why don't you pay respects when you see this girl?"

The weird man in black seemed a little surprised when he heard the words, and made several gestures with his left hand.The reception envoy translated again: "Master Jijiu asked who you are? What is the relationship with the Nine Nether Ghost Realm?"

Murong Yunyao smiled and said: "Whether this girl will change her name or not, she is exactly Murong Yunyao, the granddaughter of Murong Zhang, the former Nine Nether Ghost Realm Mingzun! Since you were my grandfather's subordinates, how dare you be rude to this girl? "

Hearing the words, the strange man in black robe not only didn't stop his hands, but increased his strength with his right hand, attacking Murong Yunyao overwhelmingly, and at the same time made several gestures with his left hand.The interpreter said: "Master Jijiu said, back then your grandfather used to oppress our Holy Cult and killed our believers by taking advantage of the power of ghosts. Today, you will pay with your blood!"

Murong Yunyao was stunned, and then complained in her heart, "Grandfather, you were so famous back then, and you were so powerful when you ruled the evil way. But have you ever thought that your granddaughter will die because of you today!"

"Crack! Kick! Kick!"

The internal force coming from the palm of the black-robed monster became more and more powerful, and there was a soft sound of the long sword in Murong Yunyao's hand, and then it was broken into several sections abruptly.Although this long sword cannot be compared with Murong Yanzhao's saber Yuantu in the past, it is still a relatively good sword of the Murong family, but it is so vulnerable in front of this black-robed weirdo.

Murong Yunyao hurriedly threw the hilt of the sword towards his face, the black-robed weirdo smiled, knocked the flying sword hilt to the ground, and then slapped Murong Yunyao with his palm.Murong Yunyao hastily stepped back a few steps, barely avoiding the blow, but her cheeks were still hot and painful from the wind of his palm.

"If you dare to kill me, be careful..." Murong Yunyao threatened while stepping back.But after she said the word "be careful", she didn't know what to follow, and she really didn't know what to say.

Yun Zixiao is far away at the border, Zhao Defang is in Bianliang, Wan Jianfeng's whereabouts are unknown, and Murong Defeng, the only elder brother of the Murong family who still admits that they are in Ezhou, who is willing to stand up for her now?Whose name should she use to threaten this strange man in black with extraordinary martial arts?
While Murong Yunyao was thinking, she had retreated to the altar, and there was no way to retreat behind her.The black-robed weirdo also arrived at the table in an instant. Murong Yunyao saw that although he couldn't see, he could accurately find her position by listening to the sound, she was so surprised that she couldn't speak, and her body trembled slightly .

The black-robed weirdo swung a palm at Murong Yunyao, only to see that his palm was so strong that the air seemed to be twisted under the force of this palm.Such a frightening palm, not to mention Murong Yunyao, even a well-known martial artist who has been famous for many years would definitely find it difficult to catch it.The only thing she can do at this moment is to close her eyes and wait for death.

"Jie Jie..." The black-robed weirdo let out a strange laugh, and the internal strength of his palm seemed to increase by a few percent amidst the laughter.Murong Yunyao felt suffocated for a while, and then her mind went blank, her body seemed to fall from mid-air to the eighteenth floor of hell!

Murong Yunyao seemed to feel that her soul had come out of her body. She saw Brother Yun's handsome face and her father's kindly smiling face, and tears welled up in her eyes. She was about to say something to them when she suddenly felt a blow to her face. The strong wind that came disappeared unexpectedly, and her soul returned in an instant.

She slowly opened her eyes. This is still the murderous temple just now. Endless surprise and shock flooded into her mind instantly, which made her stunned for a moment.

At this moment, I saw the black-robed monster collapsed on the ground dying, and the incomparably powerful palm just now hit his own chest inexplicably.The envoys behind the black-robed monster were beaten to pieces by martial arts from different sects, and their corpses were scattered all over the place.Blood stained the black bricks on the ground, making this already weird temple even more weird at this moment.Everything seemed like a grotesque nightmare.

It took Murong Yunyao a long time to come back to her senses, the first thing she did was to squat beside these corpses, put her hands in their arms, and took out their purses skillfully.As she counted the money, she thought to herself, "Anyway, these people are already dead, and if I take their money as money, it can be regarded as the best use of everything."

She looked at the dozen or so copper coins in her hand, her face was as if she had eaten bitter melon, and she said dissatisfiedly: "Poor ghosts! You have seduced so many believers, but you only have this little money, which is not enough for this girl to return to Yongfu County!"

Murong Yunyao kicked the black-robed weirdo hard. She kicked the black-robed weirdo with a "Jie", turned his eyes up, kicked his legs, and died.Seeing that the strange man in black robe was dead, she walked out of the temple and looked around for those believers.

Behind this weird temple is the uncanny Tongling Gorge. There is a majestic waterfall hanging in the valley.

Murong Yunyao stood in front of the canyon and looked at it for a moment, then stepped into the canyon boldly.But after searching for a long time, not only did she not find a believer, she didn't even see a single person.But she was unwilling to give up at this point, and still walked towards the bottom of the valley, searching all the way.

(End of this chapter)